Saturday, September 3, 2011

There are 3 different styles. I did one, with no background, in case you would like to print this on your own paper. Maybe you have a subtle print paper, a certain color cardstock, etc. The other one (second one) has a grayish background and the third one has more of a distressed, antiqued background.

What a sweet image of a bird! I have the first one, with the original background, and the other image is of JUST the bird, saved in png. format, so you can use this as an embellishment, print out on any background, etc.

We all have paper scraps! No matter what we create... layouts, tags and more. Instead of throwing them away, let's see what other creative things that we can do with them! I keep a plastic bag tied to my table and add all my paper scraps to it as I go. This way, when I get ready to, I can create adorable things!

1. You can use these small scraps to create punches - Flowers, Dots, etc.

2. Use to make confetti

3. Use to make paper bunting. Take the little strips, cut them into rectangles and then fold them in half over twine.

27. Cut out a bunch of circles, scalloped circles, etc and sew them together to create a garland

28. Cut imperfect circles, crumple up, then uncrumple, layer them together, attach with a brad and you have a flower. You can also ink the edges after it's been put together too, to give detail and dimension.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Hi! Well, I am not a pro by any means, as far as setting my printer, etc. to get the best quality. I did however waste a little ink and some time to figure out what works best for my printer. I have a typical canon, midgrade, nothing super special. It's special to me though because I couldn't imagine not having it. Most people do not have a super duty special printer, so I figured this post would be helpful. HOPEFULLY, lol.

I will show you images of my settings, that work for me, so when you open your settings, you can compare. If you're really having a hard time, you can try copying my settings, if they don't work play around with one at a time before you figure it out. When you do find the setting that works for you, make sure you click at the bottom left "Always print with these settings."

Here is what I changed, for my printer.....

I changed it to business document

I then changed media type (bottom left) to "Photo paper plus semi gloss" - I chose this because of the cardstock. Cardstock can sometimes have a smooth, matte or sheen to it.

I clicked "custom" on this, because you can go in and change the settings.

You can change the saturation, etc. Just remember, the more saturation that you use, the more ink you will use. If you can, try to use the least amount, that way you don't use a ton of ink. That can get really pricey.

I didn't change anything on this page

And I didn't change anything on this page either.

I did all this based on the tutorial that they have at Canon. I troubleshooted why my stuff was coming out "pixelated" or "blurry."

I don't know everything, or even a whole bunch, but I have dabbled, so if you have any questions, let me know. I may be able to answer it or at least find a place where you can find out :)